in transbay, we'll continue to focus on vertical development. monitoring construction, completing construction and transferring completed blocks, and under ramp park and transbay park and we hope to be in construction very soon for pr the boulevard and monitoring the construction. this is a picture of alice griffith 4, under construction now, and hope to be complete early this fiscal year or next fiscal year, which will be very exciting. and the affordable housing budget for fiscal year 18-19, 366.1 million. as you can see in the far northwest left column, that includes a proposed $220.3 million in new affordable housing loans, and $63.4 million in existing housing loans. so, what that means, all of the loans that the commission has approved in prior years, where building is going on and we continue to make draws on the loans, those are the existing affordable housing loans as prior period authority until they are fully expended. in terms of the work plan, we'll be moving 2,622 units through the affordable housing pipeline. this slide provides s

the acts could be used to identify and address issues in the transbay neighborhood and communication to review neighborhood impact data and coordinate responses to equal of life issues. a discussion regarding hot team members operating out of the transit centre and placing hot team members were needed based on the data and the next meeting is scheduled for april 20th. and that concludes my report. >> this last slide is our schedule slide. it basically indicates we are working to being ready to june 4th. so we will look at a milestone that will get us to those dates. any questions? >> director nuru: i saw some directors. yes, director harper? >> yes, it shows on the master completion centre that the rooftop park will be complete at the same time on august 20th there when transit readiness says. so i presume ac transit doesn't have to be concerned about rooftop park readiness in terms of us being ready, of ac transit being ready for the august entry. is that the case? that rooftop park is not really required for us to operate if it's not ready? >> yes, rooftop park is independent. but

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and so as we did the subsequent plans where there was much more residential like rincon hill and transbay, after lot lots of study about what makes a living residential neighborhood we settled on 115 feet, and that's what it is in rincon hill and in transbay, it's actually more than that. >> commissioner richards: are there any areas in that plan, rincon hill, etcetera, where it falls below 85 feet? >> 85 feet? no, that's the minimum rich. >> commissioner richards: so it can go below 115 with special criteria. >> yeah. >> commissioner richards: what about the open space issue that was brought up by the reuben junius people, the 80 some feet by the -- >> so they're correct in the downtown, the open space has 36 square feet perunit, but if i could dive in again to the rincon hill plan, the requirement is 75 square feet perunit, which is very similar to this one, which is 80. and those -- and all the projects in rincon hill, under the plan that came in after the plan was adopted, in sf said 75 square feet perunit requirement, there are creative ways to meet that. it's not all in the form of

and one that shut down bart's transbay tube... in 2012, a planned 119=unit affordable housing project for seniors went up in flames near the west oakland bart station. the fire shut down the transbay tube for hours and caused a massive commuter backup. the site is now an empty lot. nearly two years later, san francisco's mission bay development was the scene of a spectacular blaze. the five alarm fire did an estimated 40=million dollars in damage. that building was rebuilt. the cause here - construction equipment that overheated. then in 2016 a 105=unit apartment project in emeryville suffered heavy damage. ... the fire went to six alarms. a few months later, a pre-dawn fire near lake merrtt destroyed a 41- unit project. and then in may of last year, the emeryville complex was hit again. this time a man was seen riding a bicycle onto the site shortly before the fire started. police believe he was responsible for three fires. despite a 100=thousand dollar reward, police are still looking for the suspect... (grant) the fires have ca

and one that shut down bart's transbay tube, on june 14th, 2012, a planned 119=unit affordable housing project for seniors went up in flames near the west oakland bart station.the fire shut down the transbay tube for hours and caused a massive commuter backup. the site is now an empty lot.nearly two years later, san francisco's mission bay development was the scene of a spectacular blaze.the five alarm fire did an estimated 40=million dollars damage but the apartment coplex was rebuilt. this one was caused by overheated construction equipment.in 2016 a 105=unit apartment project in emeryville suffered heavy damage. ... the fire went to six alarms.a few months later, a predawn fire near lake merrtt destroyed a 41-unit project that had been under construction for about a year and then in may of last year, the emeryville complex was hit again. this time a man was seen riding a bicycle onto the site shortly before the flames broke out.police believe he was responsible for all three of the latest fires.despite a 100=thousand dollar reward, he remains at large. (catherine) the fires have cau

when will san francisco's transbay transit center finally be complete? we're still holding our breath. >> the project is months past the original deadline. once it's finished, the transit center will bring 11 systems together in one location. >> it will feature a bus plaza, retail places and a park. leanne ma lynn d lyanne melendez gives us an update. >> reporter: the board of directors was told decision still have to be made about the downtown rail extension tunnel, 1.3 miles long, taking cal train and high speed rail all the way to the trans-bay transit center, completion date? >> as early as 2029. >> reporter: so here's what needs to happen to meet that deadline. what has yet to be decided is the route it will take once it enters san francisco. the mission bay alignment? or the pennsylvania street alignment? the mission bay alignment shown here in green would go past the warriors arena and at&t park onto second street and ending up at the transit center, the pennsylvania alignment would go past the potrero hill, and the existing fourth and king train

. >> reporter: the transbay joint powers board of directors was told decisions till have to be made aboutrail extension total all the way to trans bay transit center. completion date. >> as aurally as 2029. >> what has yet to be decided is the route cal train and high-speed rail will take once they enter san francisco. the mission bay alignment or the pennsylvania street alignment. the mission bay alignment shown here in green would go past the warriors arena and onto at&t park and onto 2nd street and ending up at the transit center. it would go past the putrero neighborhood and the existing 4th and kings train yard, making a left on second street and finally to the transit center. the selection will depend upon the cost of each alignment. in the end it'll be city hall and its supervisors who will decide which will better serve san francisco. the good news is phase one of the transit project will be completed as early as this summer. think buses for a moment. muny buses, golden gate transit, sans transwill deliver and pick up thousands of people. today at the meeting we found out that pha

the vast majority of other parcels are zoned for rincon hill or transbay residential and there are a few parcels zoned high density -- residential, commercial. including the written comments in the published packets the committee receive 73 letters opposing the project site design stating concerns on the potential impact on air quality for the adjacent residents, impact and accumulative traffic congestion. after analyzing all aspects of the project, department staff finds its unbalanced consistent with the policies of the general plan and rincon hill area plan. project is located in a zoning district that permits residential use. the project is an appropriate in-fill development to add 144 new dwelling units to the housing stock including 19 affordable rental units in an area zoned for the construction of high-density residential development. the project is compatible with the existing neighborhood character of rincon hill and designed with an appropriate massing and scale nor subject lot. the project will include streetscape improvements consistent with the neighborhood plan and fin

>> clerk: item 14 will amend the park code to treat the rooftop park above transbay as a city park to amend the health code, prevent smoking and affirm the ceqa determination. >> supervisor breed: can we take this same house, same call? without objection, ordinance passes unanimously. >> clerk: ordinance to amend the police code to prohibit employers and housing providers from basing employment decisions on decriminalized behavior including cannabis and authorize the city to impose penalties for the first violation to increase the penalties for subsequent violations and increase penalties for victims and a private right of action for the victims and amend the administrative code to require city contractors to adhere to this relating to employment. >> supervisor breed: supervisor cohen? >> supervisor cohen: thank you very much. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i want to talk a little bit about the ordinance and before i begin, i want to thank my co-sponsor, supervisor kim, who has been my partner since the beginning of this legislation. we partnered with the successful passage of

when will san francisco's transbay transit center finally be complete? still holding our breath. >> the project is months past the original deadline. once it's finished, the transit center will bring 11 systems together in one location. >> it will feature a bus plaza, retail places and a park. leanne ma lynn d lyanne melendez gives us an update. >> reporter: the board of directors was told decision still have to be made about the downtown rail extension tunnel, 1.3 miles long, taking cal train and high speed rail all the way to the trans-bay transit center, completion date? >> as early as 2029. >> reporter: so here's what needs to happen to meet that deadline. what has yet to be decided is the route it will take once it enters san francisco. the mission bay alignment? or the pennsylvania street alignment? the mission bay alignment shown here in green would go past the warriors arena and at&t park onto second street and ending up at the transit center, the pennsylvania alignment would go past the potrero hill, and the existing fourth and king train yard,

project for seniors went up in flames near the west oakland bart station.the fire shut down the transbay tube for hours and caused a massive commuter backup. the site is now an empty lot.nearly two years later, san francisco's mission bay development was the scene of a spectacular blaze.the five alarm fire did an estimated 40=million dollars damage but the apartment coplex was rebuilt. this one was caused by overheated construction equipment.in 2016 a 105=unit apartment project in emeryville suffered heavy damage. ... the fire went to six alarms.a few months later, a predawn fire near lake merrtt destroyed a 41-unit project that had been under construction for about a year and then in may of last year, the emeryville complex was hit again. this time a man was seen bicycle onto the site shortly before the flames broke out.police believe he was responsible for all three of the latest fires.despite a 100=thousand dollar reward, he remains at large. (grant) livermore police now have a suspect in custody.... following a home invasion and standoff. this started around 12-30- this afternoon. th

. >> item 39 is a resolution to authorize the appointment of alternate directors to serve on the transbay joint powers authority board of directors. >> same house same call? it's adopted unanimously. next item. >> 40 is a motion to appoint bahlam vigil and nellie selander and jason c ho in, manard to the committee. confirmed. >> rea appointment of doreen woo ho. it's approved. item 42 is a motion confirming the mayor's appointment to the commission ending may 1st, 2020. without objection, the motion is approved. next item. >> item 43 is a motion to approve the mayor's a appointment to the treasure island board of directors for a term ending february 26th, 2022. >> same house, same call? approved. >> 44 is a motion to approve the mayor's nomination for reappointment of linda richardson for a testimony ending april 28th, 2022. >> same house same call? without objection, the motion is approved unanimously. >> item 45 is a motion to approve the mayor's nomination for rea appointment of paul to the treasure island development authority board of directors for a term ending april 28th, 2022. >>

in transbay, we began construction at block one, which is the tishman spire project. we completed construction on block seven, which was the mercy project, and we achieved 100% occupancy at block six, which was the gollub mercy project. we're moving right along on our approval of open spaces, we approved the under park ramp schematic designs, and we submitted our designs for the folsom street design construction. in the world of compliance, because remember the fick of year 17-18 isn't over yet, we awarded $91 million in contracts in small businesses enterprises, and we monitored the construction workforce of 8,000 workers performing nearly 2 million hours of work, 18% by san francisco residents. in development and services and asset management, we have a very large transaction that we anticipate completing before the end of the fiscal year, and that is the much awaiting transfer of yerba buena gardens. in affordable housing, we completed a detailed survey of certificate of preference holders. we increased the outreach and marketing preference to c.o.p. holders, incre

project for seniors went up in flames near the west oakland bart station.the fire shut down the transbay tube for hours and caused a massive commuter backup. the site is now an empty lot.nearly two years later, san francisco's mission bay development was the scene of a spectacular blaze.the five alarm fire did an estimated 40=million dollars damage but the apartment coplex was rebuilt. this one was caused by overheated construction equipment.in 2016 a 105=unit apartment project in emeryville suffered heavy damage. ... the fire went to six alarms.a few months later, a predawn fire near lake merrtt destroyed a 41-unit project that had been under construction for about a year and then in may of last year, the emeryville complex was hit again. this time a man was seen riding a bicycle onto the site shortly before the flames broke out.police believe he was responsible for all three of the latest fires.despite a 100=thousand dollar reward, he remains at large. (vicki) livermore police now have a suspect in custody.... following a home invasion and standoff. this started around 12-30- this afte

and one that shut down bart's transbay tube... in 2012, a planned 119 unit affordable housing project for seniors went up in flames near the west oakland bart station. the fire shut down the transbay tube for hours and caused a massive commuter backup. the site is now an empty lot. nearly two years later, san francisco's mission bay development was the scene of a spectacular blaze. the five alarm fire did an estimated 40 million dollars in damage. that building was rebuilt. the cause here - construction equipment that overheated. then in 2016 a 105 unit apartment project in emeryville suffered heavy damage. ... the fire went to six alarms. a few months later, a pre-dawn fire near lake merrtt destroyed a 41- unit project. and then in may of last year, the emeryville complex was hit again. this time a man was seen riding a bicycle onto the site shortly before the fire started. police believe he was responsible for three fires. despite a 100 thousand dollar reward, police are still looking for the suspect. ( robin ) kron 4 first told

the transbay authority, high speed rail and caltrain all need to get on board with this. >> we got to start with what you want and i think this is an important step for the city to determine what it wants. >> it's so short, yet it's so complicated. >> reporter: this downtown extension has been something of a cliff hanger for transit advocates who want to see the project lurch and now 2027 is the target date for tunnel completion. >> this is really connecting us, the peninsula and possibly the whole state to downtown san francisco. >> reporter: we have been showing you this train station in an mission form for years. here is that train platform in real life today. you can actually see the curvature of the train routes as they glide into what would be the platform. now how you get trains through the wall over here and into this room, that is the $6 billion question. >> this project will have a lot of competition to try to gain those funds. so 2027 is really a tale of where's the money? >> reporter: in san francisco, wilson walker, kpix5. >>> turns out amazon has a top secret plan. we we